Thora Birch
Known for: Acting
Thora Birch (born March 11, 1982) is an American actress. She was a child actor in the 1990s, starring in movies such as All I Want for Christmas (1991), Patriot Games (1992), Hocus Pocus (1993), Now and Then (1995), and Alaska (1996). She came to prominence in 1999 after earning worldwide attention and praise for her performance in American Beauty. She then starred in the well received film Ghost World (2001), which earned her a Golden Globe nomination.
Filmography
Series
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Guest
1993
Series
The Walking Dead
Mary
2010
Series
The Walking Dead
Gamma
2010
Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
2003
Series
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993
Series
Touched by an Angel
Erin
1994
Series
The Outer Limits
Aggie Travers
1995
Series
Colony
Morgan
2016
Series
Punk'd
Self
2003
Series
Doogie Howser, M.D.
1989
Series
The Oscars
Self
1953
Series
Mayfair Witches
Gifford Mayfair
2023
Film
American Beauty
Jane Burnham
1999
Series
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
Self - Guest
1999
Film
Hocus Pocus
Dani Dennison
1993
Series
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self - Guest
1996
Film
The Chronology of Water
Claudia
2025
Film
Clear and Present Danger
Sally Ryan
1994
Series
Day by Day
Molly Farrell
1988
Film
Now and Then
Teeny
1995
Series
Parenthood
Taylor Buckman
1990
Series
Monty
1994
Series
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Clea
1951
Film
Affairs of State
Callie Roland
2018
Film
Patriot Games
Sally Ryan
1992
Film
Dungeons & Dragons
Empress Savina
2000
Film
Above Suspicion
Jolene
2019
Film
Ghost World
Enid
2001
Film
13 Minutes
Jess
2021
Film
Anywhere but Here
Mary
1999
Film
The Hole
Liz Dunn
2001
Film
Alaska
Jessie Barnes
1996
Film
All I Want For Christmas
Hallie O'Fallon
1991
Film
Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story
Liz Murray
2003
Film
Monkey Trouble
Eva
1994
Film
The Last Black Man in San Francisco
Becca
2019
Film
Paradise
Billie Pike
1991
Film
Capitalism: A Love Story
Self
2009
Film
Train
Alex
2008
Film
The Etruscan Smile
Emily
2018
Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored
Self
2001
Film
Silver City
Karen Cross
2004
Film
American Beauty: Look Closer...
Self
2000
Film
Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash
Self
2018
Film
The Competition
Lauren
2018
Film
Shadow Realm
Susan Thornhill
2002
Film
My Life as a Teenage Robot: Escape from Cluster Prime
Vega (voice)
2005
Film
Slingshot
April
2005
Film
In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover
Dani
2020
Film
The Smokers
Lincoln Roth
2000
Film
Winter of Frozen Dreams
Barbara Hoffman
2009
Film
Purple People Eater
Molly Johnson
1988
Film
Deadline
Lucy Woods
2009
Film
The Pregnancy Pact
Sidney Bloom
2010
Film
Dark Corners
Karen Clarke / Susan Hamilton
2006
Series
Celebrities Uncensored
Self
2003
Film
Night Ride Home
Clea Mahler
1999
Film
Dark Avenger
Susie Donovan
1990
Film
Kindred Spirits
Chloe
2019
Film
Petunia
Vivian Petunia
2013
Film
The Midway Point
Cristina
2024
Film
The Itsy Bitsy Spider
Little Girl (voice)
1992
Film
The Making of "Dungeons and Dragons"
Empress Savina (archive footage) (uncredited)
2001
Film
The Gabby Petito Story
Nichole Schmidt
2022
Film
Thirsty
Sonia Allen
2025
Film
Hurricane Bianca: The Roots of All Evil
Mary
Film
The Dot
Narrator
2004
Civilian